تسجيل الدخولI attended a party that was supposed to kick off my career in Jewelry design and make me rich and famous. But that didn't go as planned, I did not meet any clients and I didn't climb up the social ladder like I imagined. All I got was the attention of a paranoid, possessive billionaire that would do anything, I mean anything at all, just to keep me by his side. “Why, Felix? What do you want from me?” I let out in frustration and sadness. He smiled and walked towards me, pulling me closer and forcing my face up to gaze into his eyes, “By now you should know the answer to that question, cupcake. I want you, Selina, and I won’t let you get away from me.” He affirmed in a hoarse tone that made me hate and love him at the same time. His words are always revealing his deep and possessive affection for me. "What am I suppose to do now, how can I hate and love him at the same time?"
عرض المزيد“이제는 웃는 거야 스마일 어게인~.”
덜컹거리는 차 안에는 분위기와 어울리지 않는 음악이 흘러나오고 있었다.
“이제 슬슬 IMF도 끝나가는 모양이야. 나라 살림이 이제 나아지려나.”
“아직 멀었다. 너 걱정이나 해. 나라는 무슨….”
사내들의 너무나 일상적인 대화가 들렸다.
남자는 그제야 눈을 떴다. 앞이 캄캄했다.
두건 같은 것이 얼굴을 가리고 있었다.
팔을 움직이려 했으나, 묶여있는 것 같았다.
“이, 이거 뭐예요? 저기요.
형사님들, 도대체 왜 이러세요?”
남자가 소리를 질렀다.“깨어났네. 조용히 해라. 차에서 죽기 싫으면.”
남자는 분노를 넘어 공포감이 몰려오기 시작했다.
“형사…, 아니세요?저기 박 형사님에게 물어보세요. 저를 왜 잡아요?”
“형사는 얼어 죽을…. 순진한 놈.”
사내들의 웃음소리가 들렸다.
잠시 후, 차가 멈추고, 사내들이 남자를 끌고 차에서 내렸다.
팔이 뒤로 묶이고 두건으로 얼굴이 가려진 남자는
여기가 어디인지 가늠조차 하지 못했다.
남자는 외딴 창고 안으로 끌려갔다.
그리고 무릎이 꿇려졌다.
잠시 후, 난데없이 뭔가가 그의 얼굴을 갈겼다.
남자가 비명을 내지르며 쓰러졌다.
“일으켜 세워.”
쉰 목소리가 들려왔다.
“야, 네가 어떤 잘못을 한 건지 알고는 있니?”
“무슨 말이에요? 제가 무슨 잘못을…?”
남자는 어이가 없었다.
잘못이라니? 도대체 무슨 잘못이 있단 말인가?
“도대체 왜 이러는 거야….”
남자의 목소리가 갈라졌다.
“야, 김별. 네가 죽는 이유를 아직 모르는구나.
그럼 너는 그냥….”
쉰 목소리가 잠시 말을 멈추었다.
“그냥 죽어줘야 해. 그게 우리를 돕는 거야.”
김별이라고 불린 남자는 공포와 동시에 의문에 휩싸였다.
“혹시 미주? 미주는 어디 있어요? 어떻게 됐냐고요.”
김별이 참지 못하고 소리쳤다.
쉰 목소리의 남자가 쓴웃음을 지었다.
“일단 저 자식 지장 찍자.”쉰 목소리의 말에 사내들이 김별의 오른손 엄지를 당겼다.
그러고는 무언가를 묻히더니 지장을 찍기 시작했다.
김별은 반항하려 했으나 소용없었다.
“다 끝났냐?”
“네.”그러고는 잠시 침묵이 흘렀다.
그 짧은 순간, 김별은 이미 늦었다는 생각이 들었다.
그의 짧은 인생이 주마등처럼 스쳐 갔다.
“무슨 이런 운명이….”
김별이 중얼거렸다.
잠시 후, 뭔가가 머리에 퍽 닿았다.
눈앞에 깜깜해져 왔다.
경찰차와 구급차의 사이렌이 소란스럽게 울리고 있었다.
도로는 차들이 뒤엉킨 채 꽉 막혀 있었고, 파의 차편들이 흩어져 있었다.
빗길 다중 추돌사고. 구급대원들이 반파된 스포츠카에서 남자를 겨우 끌어냈다.
곧바로 응급처치를 시도하였으나, 의식이 없었다.
다행이라면 외상은 거의 없어 보였다.
“숨은 붙어 있어. 일단 응급실로.”
남자는 급하게 구급차에 태워졌다.
구급차가 빠르게 달려 나갔다.
“근데 이 남자 안면이 있는데.”
달리는 구급차 안. 한 구급대원이 남자의 얼굴을 보며 중얼거렸다.
옆자리의 구급대원도 남자의 얼굴을 유심히 보았다.
“그래? 난 모르겠는데. 아는 사람이야?”
“아니, 그건 아니고….”잠시 생각하던 구급대원이 소리를 질렀다.
“그래 맞다, 그 가수.”
다음 날 아침. 어젯밤 다중 추돌사고 뉴스가 TV를 장식했다.
4명의 사망자가 발생한 사고였지만, 화제가 된 이유는 따로 있었다.
“최근 인기 급상승 중인 뮤직 서바이벌 프로그램인
‘신들의 전쟁’에 출연하여 8강까지 진출한 가수 정호걸 씨가
이번 사고로 현재 뇌사상태에 빠진 것으로 확인되었습니다.
정 씨는 이날 혼자 렌터카를 몰고 가다가 사고가 난 건데요.
정 씨는 ‘신들의 전쟁’ 8강에 오른
다른 가수들과 함께 화제를 일으키고 있었죠.
이번 사고로 회복 가능성이 매우 낮은 것으로 알려져
팬들을 안타깝게 하고 있습니다.
현장을 취재한 이중석 기자 나와 있습니다.
어떻게 일어난 사고인가요?”
“네. CCTV 화면을 일단 보면서 설명하겠습니다.
어젯밤 10시경. 보시다시피 트럭이 빗길에 미끄러지면서
옆 차선을 달리던 스포츠카를 덮치는 장면입니다.
이 스포츠카를 몰던 사람이 말씀하신 정호걸 씨입니다.
뒤이어 오던 차들이 트럭을 들이받습니다.
이 검은색 승용차에 타고 있던 두 명이
차가 트럭 밑으로 들어가면서 사망자가 발생했고,
이어 충돌한 차량에서 사망자가 추가된 겁니다….”
POV: Felix The city had never felt this suffocating before, not when I buried my wife, not when I watched enemies bleed out at my feet, and not even during the war with Martin, but tonight every streetlight, every passing car, and every second that ticked by without Selina felt like a knife twisting deeper into my chest, because the thought of losing her, even for a moment longer than necessary, was unbearable to me in a way I had never let myself feel before.I sent some guards to the train station, some to the airport and even sent some to the seaport, because I can’t let her leave this city without explaining to her that it was all a huge setup to get her to leave me, and I still don’t know who is responsible, but I’m sure the person who is responsible for all this will pay with his blood, because nothing mattered more to me in that moment than finding Selina before fear, confusion, or someone else’s lies could pull her further away from me.I stood in the middle of my command
POV: Felix I woke up to cold sheets.At first, it didn’t register. My body was still half-drowned in sleep, reaching instinctively to the other side of the bed, expecting warmth, softness, her. My hand met nothing but chilled fabric. I frowned, eyes still closed, shifting slightly as if she had only rolled away from me.“Babe… Lina…” I murmured, my voice thick with sleep.No response…That was when my eyes snapped open. The emptiness beside me wasn’t temporary, it seems absolute. The pillow bore the faint imprint of her head, but it had already begun to lose its shape. The blanket was pulled back, abandoned, cold… Too cold.A sharp unease twisted in my chest. I sat up immediately, my gaze sweeping the room. “Selina?” I called again, louder this time. Silence answered me, and my heart began to pound. I threw the covers off and got out of bed, moving quickly toward the bathroom. The door was slightly ajar. I pushed it open.It was empty…The sink was dry. No sign she had been t
POV: Selina I could feel the pulsating heartbeat of anxiety thundering in my chest as we sped away from the chaos caused by Felix. I wasn’t just running from a man; I was running from the memories and love that tangled my heart like a noose. Felix, despite his monstrous actions, had held pieces of my heart long before this nightmare began. Each fleeting moment gnawed at me, tempting me to believe there was still a thread of love connecting us, urging me to find a way to save him from himself. But as I sat in the back of Martin's car, the weight of my conflicting emotions bore down on me like a heavy shroud.I stared outside at the blur of trees and roadside markers that melted into one another. My heart ached, not just for Felix, who had slipped into darkness, but for the unsettling feeling that the monster he had become would always be part of that romantic memory. I love him, I thought, despite everything. I wish he wasn’t a monster. The words echoed painfully in my mind, and I cou
POV SelinaThe air outside felt different, thicker, charged with a tension that mirrored my racing heart. Each step away from Martin’s apartment felt like peeling away the layers of my old life, one thick sheet of fear at a time. Kicking my past to the curb felt liberating, yet it was fraught with danger. Felix was out there, and he was aware of my absence.Martin hurried us down the street, walking through a jumble of people and cars, urgency etched into his features. Amaya kept glancing over her shoulder, her eyes straining for any sign of his dark silhouette. Our casual clothing felt too revealing; I could almost feel Felix’s eyes on us, even if he wasn’t nearby yet.“We need to think like him,” Martin said as we paused at a corner, panting slightly. “He uses charm and intimidation, but he also has a methodical mind. If he picks up our trail, he’ll narrow it down quickly. We have to make sure we don’t leave a trail for him to follow, we have to be extremely careful. We are dealing
POV: Selina That’s when I saw it. Tucked into the narrow, shadowed space between the marble vanity and the wall, right where the baseboard met the tile, was a small, metallic glint. It wasn’t a bottle cap or a lost piece of jewelry. It was a key. A simple, old-fashioned skeleton key, its brass dul
POV: Selina “Why are you telling me all this?” I asked, shocked by all the things he just revealed to me.“You asked for the truth, and I have it to you,’ the said proudly. “What if I decide to leave after finding out the truth?What if I can’t handle the truth, are you not scared of me walking a
POV: Selina The air in the room felt heavy, thick with tension, as I sat on the couch, staring at Felix. His charming smile, the one that first drew me in, now felt like a mask hiding something sinister. I needed answers, and I wasn’t going to let his allure distract me any longer. Not after the w
POV: SelinaI sat on the plush, oversized couch in the private lounge, a glass of what was probably the most expensive champagne I had ever tasted resting in my hand. The bubbles danced upward, mirroring the unease churning in my chest. Felix was seated next to me, his trademark charming smile on d












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